'Put shoulder to wheel' on emissions, Rudd urges G8
                   
abc.net.au: Leader talks: Mr Rudd spoke with Ban Ki-moon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. abc.net.au
abc.net.au     09-Jul-2008            

By chief political correspondent Lyndal Curtis Leader talks: Mr Rudd spoke with Ban Ki-moon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Getty Images: Koichi Kamoshida, file photo) Audio: Rudd 'not confident' of G8 emissions agreement progress (The World Today) Related Story: Greens to push for tougher ETS in Senate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is holding one-on-one meetings with the leaders of five countries at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Japan in which he says he will appeal for more political momentum to achieve a successful global agreement on reducing emissions. Mr Rudd has already talked to the United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Throughout the rest of the day he will talk to the leaders of India, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan as well as the head of the World Bank. Mr... [read full story]                    


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